Chocolate cookie batter usually seems ready for the baking sheet once the flour disappears. I don't scoop this one yet.
I leave the finished batter alone for 10 minutes before baking a single cookie. That short rest gives the mixture time to thicken before I portion it onto the pan, which matters for these soft chocolate cookies that will become peanut butter sandwiches.
Chocolate and Butter Melt Together First
Start by combining semisweet chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
Stir until both have melted and the mixture is smooth, then take it off the heat and set it aside.
The chocolate needs time to cool before it joins the rest of the cookie batter.
I Beat the Eggs and Sugar Until They Thicken
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl.
In a larger mixing bowl, beat the eggs with granulated sugar and vanilla. Don't stop as soon as they're combined. Keep beating until the mixture begins to thicken.
The cooled chocolate and butter mixture goes in next.
Flour Goes in Before the 10-Minute Wait
Stir the dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture until everything comes together.
Then stop.
I don't start dropping spoonfuls onto the baking sheet yet. The complete batter rests for 10 minutes, giving it time to thicken before the cookies are portioned.
I Bake the Cookies for 8 Minutes
While the batter rests, preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
Once the 10 minutes are up, drop tablespoonfuls of batter onto the sheet, leaving about two inches between them.
Bake for about eight minutes. The edges should be set and the tops should look a little cracked.
Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for one minute before moving them to a cooling rack.
Peanut Butter Filling Goes Between Two Cookies
The cookies need to cool before they become sandwiches.
Beat butter and creamy peanut butter until smooth, then add powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add milk until the frosting reaches a spreadable consistency, using more if needed.
Mini chocolate chips get stirred into the filling at the end.
I Don't Assemble Them While They're Warm
Pipe or spoon a generous amount of peanut butter filling onto the bottom of one cooled cookie.
Place another cookie on top and press the two together to form a sandwich.
The 10-minute wait happens long before this point, but it's one step I don't skip. Instead of scooping the chocolate batter as soon as it's mixed, I give it time to thicken before the first cookie reaches the oven.
Do you let chocolate cookie batter rest before baking, or scoop it onto the pan right away?
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